Providing

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.

Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: — read the full passage →

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. — read the full passage →

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? — read the full passage →

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; — read the full passage →

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, — read the full passage →

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: — read the full passage →

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!

Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. — read the full passage →

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: — read the full passage →

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. — read the full passage →

I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

I am the Lord thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.